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If you need to reduce your speed as you approach a
curve, do it before you enter the curve, while your front
wheels
are straight ahead.
Try to adjust your speed
so you can “drive” through the
curve. Maintain a reasonable, steady speed. Wait to
accelerate until you
are out of the curve, and then
accelerate gently into the straightaway.
There
are times when steering can be more effective
than braking. For example, you come over a hill and
find a truck stopped in your lane, or a car suddenly pulls
out from nowhere, or a child darts out from between
parked cars and stops right in front of you. You can
avoid these problems by braking
-- if you can stop in
time. But sometimes you can’t; there isn’t room. That’s
the time for evasive action
-- steering around the
problem.
Your Aurora can perform very well in emergencies like
these. First apply your brakes. (See “Braking in
Emergencies” earlier in this section.) It is better to
remove as much speed as you can from a possible
collision. Then steer around the problem, to the left or
right depending on the space available.
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An emergency like this requires close attention and a
quick decision. If you
are holding the steering wheel at
the recommended
9 and 3 o’clock positions, you can
turn it a full
180 degrees very quickly without removing
either hand. But you have to act fast, steer quickly, and
just as quickly straighten the wheel once you have
avoided the object.
The fact that such emergency situations are always
possible is a good reason to practice defensive driving at
all times and wear safety belts properly.
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Turn the spare tire retainer
bolt counterclockwise and
remove the retainer assembly.
Remove the wheel wrench and jack from the jack container.
Remove the spare tire from the trunk.
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Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire 2. Insert the pointed end of the wheel wrench into the
slot on the jack to create a jack handle.
3. Turn the end of the jack
clockwise
by hand to
raise the jack head a few
inches.
1. Use the wheel wrench to loosen the wheel nuts, but
don’t remove them.
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7. Remove any rust or dirt
from the wheel bolts,
mounting surfaces and
spare wheel.
5. Raise the vehicle by rotating the wheel wrench
clockwise
in the jack. Raise the vehicle far enough
off the ground so there’s enough room for the spare
tire to fit.
6. Remove all the wheel nuts and take off the flat tire.
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Rust or dirt on the wheel, or on the parts to
which it is fastened, can make the wheel nuts
become loose after
a time. The wheel could come
off and cause an accident. When
you change a
wheel, remove any rust or dirt from the places
where the wheel attaches to the vehicle. In an
emergency,
you can use a cloth or a paper towel
to do this; but be sure to use
a scraper or wire
brush later, if you need to, to get all the rust or
dirt off.
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Never use oil or grease on studs or nuts. If you
do, the nuts might come loose.
Your wheel could
fall
off, causing a serious accident.
8. Place the spare on the wheel mounting surface.
9. Replace the wheel nuts
with the rounded end
of
the nuts toward the
wheel. Tighten each nut
by hand until the wheel
is held against the hub.
10. Lower the vehicle by rotating the wheel wrench
counterclockwise on the jack. Lower the
jack
completely.
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The fuel door can be opened
manually in case of an
electrical power failure. To
do so, first open the trunk.
The release mechanism is
on the driver’s side of the
vehicle, at the top of the
trunk compartment. Pull the
tab toward you to release
the fuel door.
NOTICE:
Prying on a locked fuel filler door could damage
it. Use the remote fuel door manual release While refueling, hang the cap inside the fuel door.
located in the trunk.
Twist it clockwise to secure it, if necessary.
To take
off the cap, turn it slowly to the left
(counterclockwise).
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Air Cleaner
To Check or Replace the Air Filter:
1. Remove hose from resonator channel.
2. Release tension of the wing screw clamp on the air
intake duct where
it attaches to the air cleaner cover
near the top
of the engine. Just turn the wing screw
counterclockwise, then detach the duct from the air
cleaner cover.
3. Push the duct and resonator assembly rearward and
up, and hold out
of the way.
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3. Release tension of the wing screw clamp on the air
intake duct where
it attaches to the air cleaner cover
near the top of the engine. Turn the wing screw
counterclockwise, then detach the hose from the air
cleaner cover.
4. Push the duct and resonator assembly rearward and
up, and hold them out of the way.
5. Twist the bulb assembly 1/6 turn and pull out the
bulb assembly.
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